When travelling with a boat, how do you cross the border?

Question

are they always tracking your gps signal? or do they see on the radar whenever boats are crossing the border? and when you go to another country, where do you check in to show your passport?

Answer 1

i suppose it depends on the border and which way you are crossing

Answer 2

ask a mexican

Answer 3

they check your passport at the port you stop at...

Answer 4

there are designated "Ports of Entry" with Customs and Immigration facilities......you cross the border into another country and proceed directly to a Port of entry and check in with the local authorities, showing the ships papers and the crew's i.d.'s......if you stop somewhere before you check in, unless you are "sheltering from the weather" you can be in small. medium or large trouble depending on the country and the local level of official nastiness/paranoia.

Answer 5

sorry, dunno!!

Answer 6

It depends on the country. If you're living in the USA and are traveling to Canada for instance, you must proceed directly to the nearest designated telephone reporting marina site. If you are exporting any kind of goods then you must report to the CBSA.

Answer 7

not sure.

Answer 8

I've been up in Canada and down in Mexico, No matter where you go, the vessel you are on is considered the United States. It's when you get off the boat when you have to so them your credentials, like a passport or a Merchant Mariners Document. Hope this helps

Answer 9

normaly you show your pasaport in the border amigo but about you bat donow

Answer 10

You notify the immigration office of the country you are entering and tell them you are coming.

Answer 11

Yankee_sailor has it right .. not much to be added to his answer other than every country has its' own rules about ports-of-entry and requirements for boat and crew documentation. In many parts of the world, the rules are up to liberal interpretation by port authorities. Patience and and smiles are your best defense, as well as sufficient gifts and funds.

Answer 12

I think if you have Nexus you can notify them by phone.

Answer 13

Well, for a higher tech country, it's possible some computer somewhere could be monitoring your signal.  

Also, they could see it whenever you cross into a particular country's borders... but it's not always a guarantee that they're watching every single second of every single day.  Usually, a country's defense department has alot of shoreline to monitor, if they do have a shoreline.  

There's always a dock you can park yourself at when entering a country, to have your papers processed.   If finding the facility is a concern to you, I'm sure you can find where it is online.  I think just about every country has an official government website nowadays.

Answer 14

The way I've done it, is you go to a customs agent/station near the coast of where you're leaving (or going in some cases...look it up or check with your travel agent), you check in, get your flags, and you're pretty much all set. They tend to check wherever you dock too, so sometimes that isn't necessary.